Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-20
A GREAT ROAD,

MOREETIE AND Preside WILL PROBABLY
SECURE THE CHICAGO, BURLINGTON
AND QUINCY.
Since the article on the coming rail-
road, published in last weeks News was
written, we are in receipt of map pre-.
pared by Joseph Nlmmo, Jr., chief of bu-
resu of statistics at Washington, on
which the various railroads, in operation
and projected, in Texas and surrounding
territory are indicated, with scale, from
which we have figured out few things
that will interest our readers. The figures
Q ven are from actual measurements.
The road, Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, already built to interseCt the
Santa Fee at Dodge City, and to be con-
structed from that place to Mobeetie,
would follow almost an air line should it
be built directly on to Preside. The dis
lance from Dodge City 10 Mobeetie is
about 200 miles, which will
bring it into Texas about $50
miles. From Mobeetie, on this
straight line to Preside, it would have to
be built only about 375 miles farther to
pass through Pecos City and Fort Davis,
and reach the Southern Pacific at Maria.
lance of about 625 miles will bring the
road from Dodge City, Kan, to Preside
on the RIO Grsnde, and 200 miles of this
distance, to Mobeette, is announced to
oe built without delay.
From Preside on, following the route
surveyed - Topolobampo, Will bring it
to iGMF;lon with the Mexican Central.
Eioee e-ls point the road is to run little
soutP of west, distance of about 250
miles, when it reaches Topolobampo, on
the Gulf of California. Topolobampo is
situated on bay, which is said to have
one OF the very best of harbors, and is be-
tween Mazallan and Guaymas, being
about 250 miles from the former and 200
miles from the latter.
The Topolobampo Road is called the
American and Mexican Pacific and, as
stated last week, is already chartered by
the Mexican government and in progress
of construction. As it's name implies,
this road has American capital to put it
into operation. Its line is from TopolO-
bambo to the Mexican Central vt point
about 800 miles south of Ell Paso, thence
one line goes east and crosses the Rio
Grande about twenty-five miles below
Eagle Pass, and thence straight on, leav-
ing San Antonio about fifty miles north
of it, 10 Galveston; the other branch of
the road is to leave some point, on Mexi
can Central, and come direct to Preside
del Norte.
Here we have a road which will soon
be built to MOceetie, and VIII have then
only about 425 miles to effect Junction
with the American and Mexican Pacific at
Preside. For such company, with the
means it can command, such a distance
is comparatively small thing, and es
pecially as most of it would be across
country where q railroad can be built
easily. And it would have the entire
control of the business of an immense
scope of country.
From Dodge City, where it leaves the
Santa Fe, it would be from I25 to 425
miles distant on either side from any
parallel road: the average distance on
each side would be fully 800 miles, fact
of immense Importance.
1t would also afford route from Kan
sas City and points north and east to the
City of Mexico fully 500 miles shorter
than on the Santa Fe by way of Ell Pa8O.
Now we do not profess to have any
special secrets in this matter, but from
Ilc very COuuIIlOuS Vi IIC pAODIGlIlS dS
we have sought to outline it, it seems to
US that this railroad is the coming thing
for this country.
OF course it will be mainly built by
northern capital, which is abundant and
is seeking au outlet. And it is not
wholly improbable that it may be done
within moderately briet time. 1t
does not seem probable that Mo
beetle viii long be the terminus, but
everything would 90 to show that it will
be extended onward from that point
without delay Some road will traverse
this country aud make this connection
with the American and Mexican Pacific.
Such road, should it be built within
the next two or three years, would very
probably make svery much larger military
post of Fort Davis and render it & fixture
here for time to come Preside News.